Online Payment Options

Ethiopian offers a wide selection of payment options for customers to buy their ticket online. Here below is the list of payment options which are available to make payment easier for our esteemed customers:

Pay at Airport

Note on how it works:

Pay at airport option shall be available for flights departing within the next 24hour

Pay at airport option will allow customers to make reservation online and make the payment at the airport until two hour of fight departure time.

Pay at airport option is available at these airports

Pay at Agent

Online customers have the option of buying their ticket by selecting pay at agency option. This option allows them to pay for their trip at a later date with any acceptable form of payment which includes cash, checks or credit cards by contacting the
nearest Ethiopian Airlines office.

Book Now Pay Later

Passengers can make their booking online and make the payment within 24 hours after making the booking. This option allows them to make their booking now and get time to make schedule change without making the payment within the 24-hour mark.

In addition to the above payment options Ethiopian accept the following payment methods; -

Mobile Payment

Passengers traveling from different African countries can make payment by using their mobile phone. Customers opting to pay in their mobile account can select mobile payment option from the payment page and after confirming payment via SMS and email.
Ethiopian will issue and send their ticket detail via Email within 6 hours after making booking.

Here below is the list of mobile wallets currently activated on ET website; -

MTN

MTN Mobile Money is a secure electronic service that enables MTN Mobile Money wallet holders to store funds, send and receive money, make payments and do a number of other transactions simply using their mobile phone. It's fast, simple,
convenient and affordable. Ethiopian airlines passengers can use MTN to make their ticket payment from Uganda, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Zambia and Cameron

MPESA

M-Pesa (M for mobile, pesa is Swahili for money) is a mobile phone-based money transfer, financing and microfinancing service, launched in 2007 by Vodafone for Safaricom and Vodacom, the largest mobile network operators
in Kenya and Tanzania. Ethiopian airlines passengers can use Mpesa to make their ticket payment from above listed countries.

Equitel

Equitel is a mobile payment option from Kenya. This option is supported by Cellulant.

Airtel

Airtel Money is a global telecommunications services company and its Mobile Commerce service allows customers to use their mobile number as an electronic wallet. This electronic wallet can be funded and used to make payments
for air tickets. Ethiopian airlines passengers can use Airtel to make their ticket payment from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Ghana.

Vodafone

Vodafone's M-Pesa mobile money transfer allow users to make payment from their mobile wallet. Currently Ethiopian airlines passengers can use Vodafone to make their ticket payment from Ghana.

E-Dahab

eDahab is an electronic wallet used by many people in Somaliland/Somalia, it allows users to receive funds directly to their mobile phone which they can then spend at enabled outlets (again directly from their mobile phone) without having to physically
handle cash. Ethiopian airlines passengers can use eDahab to make their ticket payment from Somalia, UK and Norway.

Tigo

Tigo Pesa allows users to send and receive money between more mobile financial service providers than any other operator.

Tigo Cash is a mobile phone–based money transfer service offered with Tigo phones in eleven countries including Tanzania, Rwanda, and Ghana. Currently Ethiopian airlines passengers can use Tigo to make their ticket payment from
Ghana.

Vodacom Mpesa

Vodacom M-Pesa is a fast, safe and easy way to send and receive money. It is like having instant cash in hand and passengers don't even need a bank account. Vodacom M-Pesa lets you convert cash into mobile
money by visiting any authorized Vodacom M-Pesa outlet. Once you have money in your M-Pesa account, you can send it to anyone, anywhere in the country. You are also able to buy Vodacom airtime for yourself and others. You are also able to
buy electricity with Vodacom M-Pesa.

Ethiopian airlines passengers can use Airtel to make their ticket payment from Mozambique.

EcoCash

EcoCash is an innovative mobile payment solution for Econet customers. It allows you to perform simple financial transactions, like send money to loved ones, buy prepaid airtime or data for yourself or other Econet subscribers and pay for goods and services,
all using your mobile phone. This Option is currently disabled from Zimbabwe.

TeleCash

telecash is a service offered by telecel Zimbabwe whereby mobile phone users deposit money (physical cash) through an agent, bank, or telecel shop into a telecash account. This money then becomes electronic money (e-money), which customers can then transfer
electronically to other mobile phone users without visiting any bank. This Option is currently disabled from Zimbabwe.

Branch Payment

After making the booking online passengers will receive a payment reference code together with a booking reservation code. The payment reference code varies from one bank to the other. However, it contains a certain alpha or numerical digits and is used
to locate the right booking for the payment transferred. It is therefore very important that the passenger give this code correctly to the bank teller so that he/she can make the transfer to the right account. Once the passengers received the payment
reference code they can pay in cash at the respective bank branch.

Here below is the list of bank branch options currently activated on www.ethiopianairlines.com.

AlBarak

AlBaraka branch payment option allow passengers from Sudan to make payment to any nearby AlBaraka branch for the booking they made online. The payment must be finalized within 6 hours after the booking was made. Passenger should give the booking reference
and the ticket value to the tellers to make the payment.

Ecobank

Ecobank branch payment option allow passengers to make payment to any nearby Ecobank branch for the booking they made online. The payment must be finalized within 6 hours after the booking was made. Passenger should give the booking reference and the
payment reference to the tellers to make the payment.

Rapid transfer is an online bank transfer payment option. Rapid Transfer is a payment option that passengers can use to deposit money into their Skrill wallet or pay online. Supported by over 170 banks, Rapid Transfer is a fast, secure and convenient
way to pay.

Local Cards

Locally issued cards can be used for making payment for air ticket on www.ethiopianairlines.com. Customers opting to pay in local debit cards can make their booking online on ET website and insert their local card detail on credit card and debit
card option on the payment page. Ethiopian will issue ticket and send the ticket detail via Email immediately after making the booking.

Here below is the list of Local cards we have activated.

Hiper Card

Hipercard is a Brazilian card scheme that's widely accepted in the retail market. Hipercards are issued by Itaú bank and allow passengers to make payment in installments. Hipercard is one of the popular credit card used for online
purchase in Brazil.Ethiopian airlines accept Installment payment from Brazil through Hiper card.

Elo Card

Elo is one of the major domestic debit and credit card brands of Brazil. The scheme can support credit and prepaid transactions. Elo is a pure domestic card brand in Brazil and only allows for transactions in Brazilian Real currency.
The Elo credit card supports installment that allows the passenger to spread their payments for online purchases over a certain period of time. Ethiopian airlines accept Installment payment from Brazil through Elo card.

Verve

Verve International is a Nigerian card brand owned by Interswitch Group. Verve is a debit card brand in Nigeria. Ethiopian Passengers can make payment by using Verve card from Nigeria.

China Union Pay

Union Pay is the national bankcard association in China and is thought to be the fastest growing card scheme in the world.

For customers having a valid union pay card, they can make payment on a dedicated Ethiopian page on union pay website.

K-Net

KNET provides a hosted payment process, i.e, the customers are redirected to KNET payment gateway after they make their booking and choose KNET as the payment method. The passengers has to enter the card details, confirm them and complete the payment
process on the web page hosted by KNET payment gateway.

E-Wallet

Electronic wallet is an electronic, internet based payment system which stores financial as well as personal identity related information. Such electronic payment system enables passengers to pay online for their ticket.

E-Wallet allows passengers to combine different payment options to pay.

Here below is the list of E-wallets we accept;

PayPal

PayPal is a secure, quick and easy form of online payment that provides the security and convenience of paying with your bank or credit/debit card without entering your account number. For customers having PayPal account, they can make payment on a dedicated
Ethiopian page on PayPal website and confirm the payment of your ticket. Ethiopian will issue their ticket once payment confirmation is received.

Alipay

Alipay is a popular payment method that passengers based in China use to make payments online from their Alipay eWallet.

With over one billion users, Alipay handles more than half of China's payments and transformed a cash market into a card-trusting market with their eWallet.

Built by internet shopping giant Alibaba to make it easier for their shoppers to buy and sell on their trading site, Alipay is now so popular that passengers prefer to pay by mobile device in stores and online. Ethiopian airlines activated Alipay payment
option on its mobile application. Currently this option is not available on ET website.

WeChat

WeChat Pay is an e-Wallet payment method, incorporated into the WeChat app. It is one of the most popular payment methods in China, with over 600 million active users. Ethiopian airlines activated WeChat pay payment option on its mobile application specifically
on android mobile can make payment by using WeChat. Currently the option is not available on IOS and on ET website.

PAGA

Paga Wallet is a Nigerian e-Wallet service that passengers can use to make payments online. The e-Wallet can be topped up with cash at any outlet in the Paga agent network. This payment method is therefore suitable for accepting payments from passengers
who do not have a bank account or payment card.

To make a payment by using this method:

1. On the payment page, the shopper selects the Paga Wallet payment method.

The passenger is redirected to the Paga website.

2. The passenger’s logs on to the Paga website and confirms the payment.

Skrill

Skrill makes it easy for consumers to pay quickly with just an email address and password. It is a digital wallet that supports a wide variety of currencies and allows passengers to send and receive money online.

International Credit Cards

You can pay by credit card when booking a ticket at ethiopianaitrlines.com. We accept VISA, Master card, Dinners club and American Express. Depending on the country in which the booking is made, you may also have the option to pay using china union pay,
JCB (Japan Credit Bureau) or UATP card.

Payment is possible with the following credit cards:

Visa

MasterCard

American Express

Diners Club

UATP

JCB

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Special Discounted Fare

Discounted fare is available if you are a holder of one of the below documents as proof of residence in Ethiopia or flying your international sector by Ethiopian Airlines.

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You are also entitled for discounted fares if you fly your international sector by Ethiopian Airlines. Please confirm if you have the below document.

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It is mandatory that same ID card or proof of traveling international sector by Ethiopian should be presented upon ticketing if payment is made at city/airport offices and at check-in to the airline on demand. Failure to present the required document may result in removal of passenger from the flight list of that particular flight and refund of ticket after penalty deductions.

By clicking 'Continue Booking', you agree and confirm that the above testimony is true and will provide the required document for departure upon check-in.

Take the train to your flight

Do you want to include train segment in your booking?

Ethiopian, in cooperation with Deutsche Bahn, offers its passengers the opportunity to travel with Deutsche Bahn from almost all DB stations in Germany to Frankfurt Airport.

Important information

For rail & fly ticket, rail segment service to/from Frankfurt from any Deutsche Bahn service in Germany, surcharge will be automatically added to your booking.

Train segment will be included in your itinerary

Due to technical reasons the journey times stated in your booking are fictitious. Please go to www.bahn.de to check the times of train connections on the actual travel date.

DB Rail & Fly tickets are only valid in DB trains. Please note that Rail & Fly is not available for multiple stop bookings.

Rail & Fly must be booked with the booking done for flying; it cannot be added online once the booking is completed.

Passengers travelling in Business class on Ethiopian flight will be entitled to travel in the 1st class compartment of Deutsche Bahn. While Economy class passengers will travel in the 2nd class compartment.

In case of rebooking before the train ticket is collected, new pick up number will be generated. Passenger is expected to get the new pick up number from the airline handling agent.

In case of rebooking after the train ticket has been collected, the ticket needs to be changed at a DB Travel Center at the train station.

Seat reservations are free on ET flight. You can go to www.bahn.de for seat reservation on Deutsche Bahn (for a fee).

How to get your Rail & Fly train tickets

Pickup numbers

After completing your online booking, you will receive a confirmation e-mail as well as a second e-mail from Ethiopian which is indicating one pickup number per direction, that is two pickup numbers per person for return journeys.

Use these pickup numbers to collect your Rail & Fly train ticket from any DB long-distance ticket machine at your DB departure station. Please ensure that such a long-distance ticket machine can be found at your departure station.

If you have not received an e-mail by Ethiopian Airlines with your pickup numbers, please contact any nearby Ethiopian office or e-mail us at onlinebooking@ethiopianairlines.com.

Choose your train connections

Due to technical reasons your itinerary is showing fictitious train numbers (starting with 9B), fictitious departure points (QYG) and fictitious times for the train segment. This data is not valid, please contact a DB Travel Center or go to www.bahn.de to check the times of train connections on the actual travel date. Ensure that you are arriving in time at the airport. Please note the check-in times of Ethiopian Airlines at the respective airport and choose a train connection so as to arrive at the check-in desk at least 2 hours before it closes.

Please also consider that train delays might occur. It is solely the responsibility of the passenger to arrive at the airport in time for checking in.

Ethiopian Airlines is not liable for any missed flights due to delayed trains.

Collecting your train ticket

You can pick up your Rail & Fly ticket from any DB long-distance ticket machine as from 72h before your journey begins, so the ticket for your return journey will only be available when you are returning to the airport.

For further information you can contact our reservations department in Germany: +49 69 770 673-052.

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Important Notice

The transactions made in this website are reached by Law No. 27,541, art. 35, called PAIS Tax - "For an Inclusive and Solidarity Argentina" -
which establishes a 30% tax on purchases made on foreign web pages, using credit and / or debit cards issued in Argentina.

Important Notice

The transactions made in this website are reached by Law No. 27,541, art. 35, called PAIS Tax - "For an Inclusive and Solidarity Argentina" -
which establishes a 30% tax on purchases made on foreign web pages, using credit and / or debit cards issued in Argentina.

Important Flight Advisory

Due to the current travel restrictions communicated by the government of State of Kuwait,
Ethiopian Airlines does not accept passengers traveling from China to the State of Kuwait until the government restriction is waived.

Important Flight Advisory

Due to the current travel restrictions communicated by the government of Republic of Equatorial Guinea,
Ethiopian Airlines does not accept passengers traveling from China to Republic of Equatorial Guinea until the government restriction is waived.

Important Flight Advisory

Due to the current travel restrictions communicated by the government of Republic of Madagascar,
Ethiopian Airlines does not accept passengers traveling from China to Republic of Madagascar until the government restriction is waived.

Important Flight Advisory

Due to the current travel restrictions communicated by the government of Gabonese Republic,
Ethiopian Airlines does not accept passengers traveling from China to Gabonese Republic until the government restriction is waived, except nationals of Gabonese Republic.

Important Flight Advisory

Due to the current travel restrictions communicated by the government of Republic of Seychelles,
Ethiopian does not accept passengers traveling from China to Republic of Seychelles until the government restriction is waived, except nationals of Republic of Seychelles.